Walking Bass Groove Lab
Intermediate
Monday with Harlan Terson
60 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $152 ($132 members)
An hour long lab to make you “badder”
Specialty & Technique Guitar Classes
Go beyond the basics and learn the nuts and bolts of music.
If you can already play guitar, now it's time to get into the groove. With the guidance of our expert teaching artists, expand your skills and repertoire to open the wide world of guitar beyond the basics.
For intermediate players and beyond, open to students who have completed the Guitar 2 level and above. (If you're not sure where your skills fit in, visit our placement quiz.)
We suggest all guitar students consider starting with Guitar Fingerboard Theory, if you want to work on lead guitar or eventually write your own songs. It's a great primer into a wider world of musicianship.
Extended Play: Guitar
Intermediate
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday with Mary Peterson, Chris Winters, Elaine Moore or Louis Bardales
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Make a long term commitment to improving your guitar playing skills
Beyond Guitar 3
Intermediate
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Sunday with Mary Peterson, Linda Smith, Dan Fulkerson or Matt Gallagher
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
A special level for students who want to continue on the path of musical growth offered during our morning classes or within the confines of our Armitage location.
Guitar Fingerboard Theory
Intermediate
Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Sunday with Chris Winters, Dan Fulkerson, Randy Morris or Steve Levitt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
This class is highly recommended for all guitar students. Make it a point to enroll at some point in your musical journey.
Guitarchaeology
Intermediate
Tuesday with Steve Levitt
60 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $152 ($132 members)
Go deep into the mysteries of the guitar!
Guitar 4ever with Holstein
Advanced
Saturday with Ed Holstein
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
The one and only legendary folk icon, Ed Holstein holds court for acoustic guitarists.
Guitar and Vocal Studio
Intermediate
Tuesday or Wednesday with Elaine Moore or Chris Corsale
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Grab that guitar and sing and play with others.
RPA Ensemble aka Dawson's Guitar 4Ever
Advanced
Thursday with Steve Dawson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
A group of 4ever students under Dawson's leadership
Heroes of Flatpicking
Intermediate
Tuesday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Learn to make your pick dance on the strings.
Basics of Electric Chicago Blues Guitar
Intermediate
Monday with Steve Hutchins
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Learn lead and comping techniques of the major players of the Chicago blues style.
Essential Blues-Rock Electric Guitar Skills
Intermediate
Sunday with Chris Winters
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Expand techniques and your personal riff artillery within the framework of songs and progressions in the blues/rock idiom.
Essential Blues-Rock Electric Guitar Repertoire
Advanced
Sunday with Chris Winters
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
An ongoing class which develops repertoire in the blues/rock genre.
Lead Guitar Basics
Intermediate
Saturday with Chris Corsale
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Get yourself ready to take a solo.
Rhythm Guitar
Intermediate
Monday or Friday with Dan Fulkerson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Focus on one of the most essential elements of playing guitar and music itself.
Acoustic Slide Guitar 1
Intermediate
Sunday with Donna Herula
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Add a new dimension to your acoustic guitar playing
Acoustic Slide Guitar 1 Repertoire
IntermediateNew!
Sunday with Donna Herula
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Acoustic Slide Guitar 2
Intermediate
Sunday with Donna Herula
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Continue to add emotion and feel to your slide guitar playing
Beatles Fingerstyle Guitar
Intermediate
Monday with Michael Miles
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Let your fingers become the Fab Four
Blues Guitar Basics 1
Beginner
This and other musicianship classes are offered in rotation through the year. If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Guitar Program Manager Jimmy Tomasello with your contact information.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Blues Guitar Basics 2
Intermediate
Tuesday with Steve Levitt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Begin to improvise and learn more unique forms of the blues style.
Classical Guitar Basic Repertoire
Intermediate
Monday with Jacob Sweet
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Fun easy pieces to add pizzazz to your style.
Fingerpicking Skills
Intermediate
Monday with Alvin McGovern
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Put down your plectrum and let's work with both hands.
Fingerpicking Repertoire
Intermediate
Thursday or Saturday with Randy Morris
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Your fingers can be trained to be an orchestra - a band in the hand.
Fingerstyle Repertoire
Intermediate
Thursday with Randy Morris
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Develop a songbag of solo accompaniments and instrumentals in a variety of styles.
Arranging Pop Music for Guitar
Intermediate
Tuesday with Chris Corsale
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
If you feel like it's time to add a few bells and whistles to your playing, then this is the class for you.
Electric Guitar Styles Overdrive
Intermediate
Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday with Dan Fulkerson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Enhancement medication for the electric guitarist.
Hard Rock Acoustic
Intermediate
Thursday with Dan Fulkerson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
All the licks, all the tricks - but with minimal hearing loss.
Introduction to Jazz Guitar
Intermediate
Wednesday or Saturday with Tony do Rosario
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
No matter what genre of music you play, this class will take your playing to a whole other level.
Jazz Guitar 1
Intermediate
Saturday with Tony do Rosario
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Take your time to absorb the fundamentals of jazz guitar.
Jazz Guitar 2
Advanced
Saturday with Tony do Rosario
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Build your repertoire from session to session.
Jazz Guitar 4ever
Advanced
Wednesday with Tony do Rosario
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Flatpicking 1 - Rhythm
Intermediate
Tuesday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Get a grip on your pick and work your rhythm chops.
Flatpicking 2 - Technique
Intermediate
Tuesday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Let's get melodic
Acoustic Blues Guitar Repertoire
Intermediate
Saturday with Paul Kaye
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Continue working on the music of great traditional blues artists.
Blues Fingerstyle 1
Beginner
Monday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
You'll get a taste of the Blues with Blind Boy Fuller, Tommy Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, and others.
Blues Fingerstyle 2
Intermediate
Monday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Take the fingerpicking, rhythms and regional styles of the country Blues you've learned in level 1, and concentrate on open tunings and bottleneck slide in level 2.
Blues Fingerstyle 3: Decades of Acoustic Blues
Advanced
Monday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Explore different aspects of Acoustic Blues a different decade each session.
Introduction To Flamenco Guitar
Beginner
Wednesday with Mehran Jalili
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Examine the basic chords and rhythmic attacks of flamenco.
Flamenco Guitar 1 Skills
Beginner
Wednesday with Mehran Jalili
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Develop a catalog of strums and styles necessary to play flamenco.
Flamenco Guitar 2 Repertoire
Intermediate
Wednesday with Mehran Jalili
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Develop a strong repertoire in this exciting musical idiom.
Acoustic Zeppelin
Intermediate
Tuesday with John Mead
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Study Page's acoustic songs and instrumentals in both standard and open guitar tunings.
Electric Slide Guitar
Intermediate
Sunday with Donna Herula
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
We'll cover old school and new school.
Advancing Guitar: Licks and Tricks
Intermediate
Monday or Tuesday with John Mead
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Learn approaches to the fingerboard designed to improve your playing
Expanding Chord Voicings
WorkshopIntermediateNew!
Sunday with Kyle Paul
90 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $25 ($24 members)
Let's dig deeper into the world of chords.
Dan's Rhythm Method
WorkshopIntermediate
Saturday with Dan Fulkerson
110 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $25 ($24 members)
Let's count to four all together, and get this thing right!
Going Electric: Part 1 Turn It Up
Intermediate
Saturday with Charles Kim
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Learn the ins and outs of Electric Guitar.
Going Electric: Part 2 Pedals and The Electronic Guitarist
Intermediate
Saturday with Charles Kim
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Learn to create sounds and apply them to songs and jams.
Guitar Study Hall
Open to All
Monday or Wednesday with Steve Levitt
60 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $0 ($0 members)
A free Q & A with one of the school's renown guitar gurus. COME BY AND WE'LL HELP PLACE YOU IN THE PROGRAM
Irish Accompanist Guitar Styles
IntermediateNew!
Wednesday with Jim McVeigh
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $202 ($182 members)
Irish Ballad Singing & Accompaniment Workshop
WorkshopIntermediateNew!
Saturday with Jim McVeigh
90 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $25 ($23 members)
Get a taste of the Irish songbook - from Count John McCormack to the Clancy Brothers, from pub favorites to sea shanties and love songs
Melodies, Bass Runs and Riffs for Guitarists
WorkshopIntermediateNew!
Sunday with Charles Kim
80 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $25 ($24 members)
Scales With Colors
WorkshopIntermediate
Saturday with Dan Fulkerson
110 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $25 ($24 members)
Discover a new way to learn, practice, and use scales in your guitar playing!
Private Lesson Options
Our private lessons like our group classes run in 8-week sessions, however, you can begin private lessons during any week in the session. Please call our customer service folks at 773.728.6000 to register as private lesson availability is based upon individual teacher schedules.
Lessons are scheduled weekly, for 30, 45 or 60 minutes, and are available every day of the week at our Lincoln Square and Lincoln Park locations. Our experienced and professional faculty will work with you to develop an individualized program that helps you achieve your musical goals.
Stop in at either location or call the front desk at 773.728.6000 to register.
8-week Session Prices
$288 for 30 minutes ($278 for members)
$416 for 45 minutes ($401 for members)
$536 for 60 minutes ($516 for members)
Session & Registration Dates
8-week lessons: 09/02/2019 – 10/27/2019
Monday 07/15/19: Re-registration for current students begins
Monday 07/29/19: Transfer registration
Wednesday 07/31/19: Open registration
8-week lessons: 10/28/2019 – 12/22/2019
Monday 09/23/19: Re-registration for current students begins
Monday 10/07/19: Transfer registration
Wednesday 10/09/19: Open registration
Teachers
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